The heartbeat is measured in microseconds. Every component of communications networks and global positioning systems needs to be in close proximity to each other.
Time-sensitive technology matches moments down to the smallest of particles when signals are sent through the optical fiber or down from the satellite.
This isn't always going to be the case. It is easy for vital pieces of a network to lose the beat when they are separated by vast distances and hidden beneath waves and stone.
It might be high time to look for a more reliable, more accessible timekeeper according to University of Tokyo seismologist Hiroyuki Tanaka. It was like to the sky and above.
It is easy to keep time accurate these days. For example, atomic clocks have been doing this for a long time.
These are large and expensive devices that are easy to disrupt. I have been working on an improved way to keep time.
The idea of using fireworks that shower down from high energy Cosmic rays is called Cosmic Time Synchrony.
The muon is one of the particles generated by those collisions.
The bits of matter shoot towards the planet at close to the speed of light. If you hold out your hand, a muon will punch through your palm.
The rock beneath your feet is difficult to block, making it perfect for shining a light on the insides of dense structures like the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Every shower of muons rains down in a slightly unique fashion, providing a signature explosion that can be detected independently by sensors spread across several square kilometers.
By sharing details of each event and working backward, a network can use a series of fireworks to sync their watches.
K. M. Tanaka is the son of Hiroyuki K. M.
The principle is robust and the technology already exists. We could implement this idea relatively quickly.
It is easy to imagine a web of muon-catchers on the ocean floor or scattered in remote regions, conscientiously synchronized to align observations that could help warn against earthquakes or warn against tsunamis.
The technology could be used to create a new kind of global positioning system by mapping muons back to their source.
It is not yet known whether such technology could replace current methods or serve as an alternative.
Thomas Edison lit up Manhattan with a single light bulb.
We should start with a city block, then a district, and eventually we will have a unified Tokyo.
Scientific Reports published this research.
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